Egan Bernal out of Giro d'Italia after training accident

The Colombian suffered a broken collarbone his team have confirmed

Egan Bernal on stage eight of the 2019 Paris-Nice (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

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Egan Bernal is out of the Giro d'Italia 2019 after breaking his collarbone in a crash during a training ride on Saturday.

The 22-year-old had recently returned from his native Colombia to Andorra where he was doing his final preparations for the Giro, his first leadership role at a Grand Tour.

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